Why 7 days for Creation?

anyway...I read several theories of why 7 days on google.

One I like was a day each for 5 planets plus the earth and sun.

Don't forget that the bible creation story was likely around a long time before the bible was written.

vikorr wrote:

Don't forget that the bible creation story was likely around a long time before the bible was written.

So which do you suppose came first, the story (with 7 days), or the week (with 7 days)?

From a historical and astronomical perspective, is there any significance to why the standard biblical creation story involves 7 days? Why 7 days in particular?

Much of the bible seems to be based on various astronomical events and on pre-existing stories from various religions, so I'm wondering if there is something special (or historic) about 7 Days.

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As ridiculous as it would be, for an omnipotent being to need "rest", I consider the 7th day to be part of the creation sequence, even though it was a day of "rest" (whatever the heck that means).

What did he create on day 7?

Day 7 is certainly part of the creation story.

vikorr wrote:

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As ridiculous as it would be, for an omnipotent being to need "rest", I consider the 7th day to be part of the creation sequence, even though it was a day of "rest" (whatever the heck that means).

What did he create on day 7?

Day 7 is certainly part of the creation story.

Nowhere does it say the seventh day has ended. And, if you take into account the likelihood that the creative 'days' were simply 'eras' or time periods, as in the expression 'my grandfather's day', it makes sense. There are other references to this idea in the scriptures. Of course, if you don't give credence to the bible, you would miss their point.

You lot will go with any crazy idea as long as you can avoid the simple fact that it has been intelligently designed.

What bothers you is the "how". You can't accept that the "how" is beyond you. Over your heads.

In the assumption of myth, you may have mythed the point. Those who wrote the bible had no problem understanding the generalized application of the word 'day'. And the application of the word seven is known to be associated with God's perception of earthly completeness. Search any concordance for the words seven and seventy and you will see what I mean.

Point made and well taken. All I was trying to get across is that the creative day was not a literal 24 hours.

Seven is the number most often mentioned in the bible.

I couldn't begin to speculate on why it is important except perhaps as it may be used as a reference to us. When Peter asked Jesus if he should forgive seven times, Jesus answered 'seventy seven' (Matthew 18:22), apparently an expansion of the number to indicate that we should keep on forgiving.

Compare that to the number six, one short of seven, and the number 666, in Revelation.

neologist wrote:

Point made and well taken. All I was trying to get across is that the creative day was not a literal 24 hours.

And I get that point, but it seems beside the point (since I wasn't asking how long a "day" was in the bible).

neologist wrote:

Seven is the number most often mentioned in the bible.

Then I guess I could expand my original question to ask, "why is seven the number most often mentioned in the bible", since the same answer might also explain the original 7 days.

neologist wrote:

I couldn't begin to speculate on why it is important except perhaps as it may be used as a reference to us. When Peter asked Jesus if he should forgive seven times, Jesus answered 'seventy seven' (Matthew 18:22), apparently an expansion of the number to indicate that we should keep on forgiving.

Compare that to the number six, one short of seven, and the number 666, in Revelation.

So you're saying that the reason there are 7 days in the creation story is because the number 7 is important in the bible, but you can't speculate on why it's important, other than to guess that it has something to do with us.